Genie comes from Latin via French, it's not (just) a transliteration. https://www.etymonline.com/word/genie https://www.etymonline.com/word/genie https://en.w

Genie comes from Latin via French, it's not (just) a transliteration. https://www.etymonline.com/word/genie https://www.etymonline.com/word/genie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_(mythology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_(mythology)